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'Tis the season

By Dan Jacobson | December 12

Since it is the holiday season, there are a few gifts I would like to give out. But instead of Christmas gifts, I'm going to give out eight presents to various athletes for each night of Hanukkah. For the first night, I would like to give Tim Duncan and Rodger Federer each a better personality.

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Carr, Eagles rain 3's on Tigers in win

By Kevin Hilgers | December 12

Everyone knew Garrison Carr was known for his shot in high school. It was only in Saturday's men's basketball game against Towson that they found out just how good his shot can be. The freshman guard cruised to a career-high 25 points and made six of AU's record 15 3-pointers in a 74-70 win over the Tigers at Bender Arena.

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Women's hoops endures Quakers in overtime

By Jesse Epstein | December 12

There are certain games where a coach learns about its team, for better or worse. Saturday, AU women's basketball coach Melissa McFerrin learned a lot about her young squad during its resilient 70-68 overtime win over Pennsylvania. The Eagles blew an 11-point halftime lead and Joey Rhoads hit a 3-pointer for the Quakers to send the game into overtime.

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Big man on campus vs. the big Safeway spender

By Jordan Beane | December 8

All in all, 2005 has been a great sports year, especially since the semester started in August. It's been so good, in fact, that I've put together a little award ceremony to honor it, as I hand out the First Annual Beanies. Man of the Year: Reggie Bush, Southrn California.

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Bring old BB&T back now

By Missy Rosenberg | December 8

Theoretically, changing the format of the BB&T Classic basketball tournament to feature a slate of teams from the D.C.-metro area was a good idea. In reality, it transformed the once nationally renowned tournament into a shell of itself, featuring two unentertaining and unwatchable games and a third game that would have been just as exciting as a stand-alone contest.

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Men's basketball gets elusive first win

By Kevin Hilgers | December 8

After an embarrassing 0-6 start, the AU men's basketball team dominated Mount St. Mary's (1-5) Wednesday, 80-60, in its first home game of the season.ÿÿ Junior forward Brayden Billbe led AU (1-6) with 19 points and six rebounds, but a steady 4-to-1 assist-turnover ratio by freshman guard Derrick Mercer sealed the win.

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Second-half troubles continue for women's hoops at Furman

By Jesse Epstein | December 8

The AU women's basketball team suffered a disappointing 61-48 defeat to Furman Tuesday night in Greenville, S.C. The loss drops AU to 2-5 about a month away from Patriot League play. The Eagles started well and took an 18-15 lead with eight minutes left in the first half after an Abby Lipskis layup.

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Wrestlers rally late, drop Terps

By Kevin Hilgers | December 5

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - With the AU wrestling team trailing at Maryland, 12-3, midway through Sunday's meet, AU coach Mark Cody delivered an order to senior Muzaffar Abdurakhmanov. "We're going to need you to get the fall," he told the sixth-ranked 165-pounder.

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Sports briefs

By Ian Quillen | December 5

AU swimmers get share of top finishes at Rutgers meet The AU men's and women's swim teams combined for eight top-five finishes in the first two days of the Rutgers Invitational on Friday and Saturday. Seniors Val Fomenko and Kevin Falkenstein led AU taking individual wins, Fomenko in a tie in the men's 100-yard fly and Falkenstein in the men's 100 backstroke Saturday.

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MLB in need of salary cap

By Jesse Epstein | December 5

Ahhh, my favorite four days of the year: Major League Baseball's Winter Meetings. The time when every general manager gets the spotlight to walk around a posh hotel, flaunting his overpaid superstars who he so desperately wants to unload. The time when arrogant agents saunter through the lobby, driving up the asking price for aging veterans.

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Women's hoops splits home weekend

December 5

The AU women's basketball team dismantled Wagner, 71-58, Saturday behind 38 combined points from revitalized senior guard Tala Hadavi and junior guard Tara Williams. Hadavi rebounded from a four-game shooting slump, sinking her first five shots from the field.

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TV game doesn't help AU's image

By Ian Quillen | December 1

Did anyone watch the bizarre two hours that was the AU men's basketball team's televised contest at Loyola in Baltimore Tuesday night? I doubt it, since this campus somehow gets three HBOs, but no Comcast SportsNet. But anyone who cares about the basketball program, the athletic department and the university should have watched - with disgust.

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Carlstrom saves best for last NCAAs

By Jordan Beane | December 1

In all sports, there's the myth of going out on top. Nov. 21 at the NCAA Cross Country Championships in Terra Haute, Ind., AU senior Keira Carlstrom did that in her own way, "It was kind of an emotional race being my last cross country race of my college career.

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Women split at Fla. tournament

By Jesse Epstein | December 1

The AU women's basketball team had little famine and then a little feast over Thanksgiving break, finishing third in the Florida International Tournament in Miami. The Eagles (2-3) suffered a 64-53 loss to Big East power Seton Hall Saturday before disposing of Western Michigan, 74-72, in overtime on Sunday to notch their first win of the season.

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Men's b-ball still in search of win

December 1

BALTIMORE - For the fourth straight game, a win eluded the AU men's basketball team Tuesday, as the Eagles failed to overcome a 20-point halftime deficit at Loyola (Md.) to fall, 68-60. Junior guard Linas Lekavicius led AU (0-4) with a season high 14 points, and freshman Derrick Mercer added 12.

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Long before "The Punch," being Kermit wasn't easy

December 1

A week from tomorrow is the 28th anniversary of AU's most famous sports moment. No, it's not the 20th anniversary of our men's soccer team's loss in the NCAA championship game to UCLA in eight overtimes. And no, not the anniversary of one of the volleyball team's myriad of championships.

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Jennings, West keys to success

November 21

As AU embarks on another winter season it's time to close the book on field hockey and men's soccer. Both programs accomplished feats that would be difficult at most smaller schools in weaker conferences. And the brains behind the success belong to coaches Steve Jennings and Todd West - two coaches dedicated to a competitive tradition with or without the competitive budget.

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